Laser shockwaves convert carbon nanotube films into multilayer graphene without external heating, boosting thermal ...

Bongki Shin is a materials science and nanoengineering graduate student at Rice University and a first author on a paper published in the journal Matter. HOUSTON – (Feb. 18, 2025) – Even the strongest ...

Researchers at Rice University and collaborators found that a new carbon material known as monolayer amorphous carbon is eight times tougher than graphene. Credit: Gustavo Raskoksy / Rice University ...

Schematic illustration for the formation NCG during liquid metal dealloying of amorphous manganese-carbon (Mn-C) alloy in a molten bismuth (Bi) to induce selective dissolution of manganese (Mn) atoms ...

Research published in Matter by Rice University and collaborators reports that MAC, a material recently synthesized at the National University of Singapore, is eight times tougher than graphene.

Since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been transforming materials science and related fields. Graphene is made up of two-dimensional carbon atom sheets combined to form a thin, hexagon-shaped, one ...

Graphene is a two-dimensional lattice of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern, renowned for its exceptional electrical conductivity, thermal transport, and mechanical strength. Turbostratic ...

A new carbon material known as monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC) however, is both strong and tough. (Nanowerk News) Even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long ...